Times are strange. At least, that’s the case in Shakes on a Plane, where aliens obsessed with culinary competition reality shows have been “chopped” and, not to be beaten, decided to abduct […]
Review: Shakes on a Plane Doesn’t Quite Land
Review: Super Meat Boy Forever Isn’t Exactly the Sequel I Was Hoping For
The original Super Meat Boy holds a special place in my heart. It’s the game that made me think again about platformers: their controls, their difficulty. I used to see platformers as […]
Preview: Escape a Strange World as a Castaway in Olija
Olija is an adventure game that gives me strong Out of the World/Another World vibes, but manages to be so completely different. In Olija you play as Captain Faraday, stranded in the […]
Review: Pocket Fighter Fatal Fury: First Contact Enjoys New Life on Switch
I’ve been on a massive Neo Geo kick lately. The old SNK Neo Geo fighting games were always so advanced for their time, with such high fidelity pixel graphics, they feel almost […]
2020 In Review: Our Favorite Video Games of 2020
So long 2020—you were a terrible year for a lot of reasons, but a surprisingly good year for video games. Sure, there was the big letdown that was Cyberpunk 2077. But this […]
Review: Apple Arcade’s Gem of a Matching Game, Grindstone Finds a Natural Home on the Switch
Launched with Apple Arcade in September 2019, Grindstone made its way to the Nintendo Switch this month. As one of the subscription service’s biggest original titles, the game is finally available to […]
Review: Call of the Sea Has Phenomenal Graphics, Somewhat Easy Puzzles
I’m usually the first to say that puzzle games are completely dependent on the person playing them. Some people can get through a puzzle game in half the time it might take […]
Review: When the Past Was Around Is a Point and Click Love Story Full of Folk Whimsy
Videogames are a medium for interactive storytelling. Some games expand artistic boundaries by telling smaller, more intimate vignettes–personal stories that aim for the heart and are not made to be a […]
Review: Monster Sanctuary Brings Back Memories but Lacks Punch
Monster Sanctuary is a new retro RPG that brings the 16-bit nostalgia of the glory days to a modern console generation. It takes bits and bobs of the SNES classics and combines […]
Review: Calico‘s Marshmallow World Delights but Deflates Due to Clunky Controls
I have a lot of good memories growing up of time spent with My Little Ponies and Barbies and Strawberry Shortcake dolls. It wasn’t necessarily about the dolls, all soft plastic and […]
Review: Worms Rumble Is as Chaotic as Real-Time Worms Should Be
I’ve been playing Worms for a long time—at least since the original, with most of my playtime being with Worms 2 and Worms Armageddon. I loved the turn-based strategic gameplay, the sense […]
Review: Just Send Orwell’s Animal Farm to the Knacker and Move On
I’ve played a few adventure games based on literary works in my time—heck, at least one of them was this year with Metamorphosis, a first person adventure game based on Kafka’s work. […]
